noun Download 🔗Share An act of purging. Examples : "The school's purge of disruptive students resulted in a calmer classroom atmosphere. " politics government action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. Examples : "The doctor prescribed a purge to help clear out the food poisoning. " medicine body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner. Examples : "The doctor purged the patient with a special medicine to remove the toxins. " medicine body physiology action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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